diff --git a/packages/cli/src/extract.ts b/packages/cli/src/extract.ts
index 66ac060f4..9c2f748a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/extract.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/extract.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function extract(
               resourcePath: 'dummy',
             } as any,
             idInterpolationPattern,
-            {content: `${defaultMessage}#${description}`}
+            {content: defaultMessage + (description ? '#' + description : '')}
           ),
       };
     }